“The two sides should appropriately address our differences,” President Xi Jinping told Mukherjee during their meeting here yesterday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. India and China should appropriately address their differences and consolidate political trust by maintaining strategic communications between the top leaders, Chinese leaders said in their meetings with President Pranab Mukherjee, state media reported on Friday. Li suggested the two sides align China’s ‘Made in China 2025’ campaign and ‘Internet Plus’ initiative with India’s ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ campaigns, Xinhua said. The cooperation and development of China and India will not only benefit one-third of the global population, but also help global economic recovery and growth, Li said. Xi also proposed to tap the potential for practical cooperation between India and China on railways, industrial park, smart city, new energy, environmental protection, information technology, human resources, industrial capacity, investment, tourism and services.

Source: Hindustan Times May 27, 2016 01:37 UTC